Active Monitoring Practitioner Worcestershire

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job title: Active Monitoring Practitioner

Location: Within GP surgeries in Broadway, Bredon and the Vale of Evesham

Salary:£22,934 before probation £24,088 after successful completion of probation.

Hours:37 hours per week

Job type: Permanent

Key responsibilities

• Empower individuals: Work directly with clients to overcome early signs of mental health distress, such as anxiety, depression, and stress.
• Deliver tailored support: Utilise a facilitated self-help model to guide clients through personalised support plans.
• Collaborate with partners: Work closely with GPs and other healthcare professionals to ensure seamless care.
• Manage caseload: Efficiently manage a caseload of Active Monitoring clients.
• Contribute to service development: Provide valuable insights to enhance the Active Monitoring program.

Essential requirements:

• Experience: 12 months of experience working face-to-face with individuals experiencing mental health difficulties.
• Qualifications: Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of mental health, social care, and risk assessment.
• Skills: Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
• Passion: A genuine commitment to improving mental health and well-being.

What we can offer you

The following are just some of the benefits that Coventry and Warwickshire Mind offer its employees:

• Working culture - based on core values of trust, honesty, inclusivity, enabling, effective and an unapologetic drive for excellence for children and young people.
• Annual leave- 25 days plus bank holidays plus an extra day for every two completed holiday years.
• Wellbeing day- 1 day, per holiday year, to be used to take care of your own mental health and wellbeing.
• Life insurance policy- Coventry and Warwickshire Mind are covered by a Life Insurance policy. The death in service payment is 2 x gross salary (tax free).
• Employee development- Active encouragement not only to assist performance in the current role but also for the benefit of personal development via various means. Access to Coventry and Warwickshire Mind CPD training and opportunities to access external CPD training.
• Flexible working- A range of options available for all employees dependant on role and responsibilities.
• Pension- Minimum 5% employee and 3% employer contribution, with an ethical investment policy option.
• Sick pay- On completion of a 6-month probationary period, Coventry and Warwickshire Mind employees will be eligible to a period of paid sick leave.

Mandatory questions

If you are submitting a CV, you MUST include answers to the following questions (these can also be found on our application form):

• Do you have any unspent convictions or conditional cautions? If yes please give details of date(s) of offence(s), nature of offence(s) and sentence(s) passed.
• Are there any restrictions regarding your employment in the UK, e.g., do you require a work permit? If yes, please provide details.
• Are you the partner or relative of anyone currently connected with Coventry and Warwickshire Mind (either as a volunteer, service user or employee)? If yes, please confirm their name and project, if known.
• Do you hold a UK driving license?

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Closing date: Thursday 31st October 2024

Interview date: TBC

Only successful applicants will be notified. We reserve the right to close the application window early and without notice should a suitable number of applications be received.

Coventry and Warwickshire Mind values diversity and difference. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly under-represented groups and people with lived experience of mental health issues.

Coventry and Warwickshire Mind is a leading mental health service provider and an equal opportunities employer.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualifications: Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

• Experience: 12 months of experience working face-to-face with individuals experiencing mental health difficulties.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Mind

Address

New Barn Close Surgery

Station Road

Broadway

Worcestershire

WR12 7DE

Employer's website

https://cwmind.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)